CPD Category 2

Tricky lipids - a GP's guide to familial hypercholesterolaemia

20th June 2019
Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is the most common form of inherited hyperlipidaemia, resulting in accelerated onset of…
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lipids
Clinical Focus Picture Quiz

Is it psoriasis, a virus, or fungal infection?

6th June 2019
A 20-year-old female presents with a red scaly rash affecting her trunk and arms. It came up suddenly and is itchy. She is…
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Guttate psoriasis
Clinical Focus Picture Quiz

Why does this rash keep coming back?

22nd May 2019
Andrew is a 40-year-old miner. He presents with recurrent rash over the past year. He has seen several GPs but has not had…
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Hailey-hailey
Specialist Updates Gastroenterology

Gene sequencing solves five cases of idiopathic liver disease

10th May 2019
Whole exome sequencing may identify genetic causes of unexplained liver disease after an unrevealing conventional work-up,…
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Gene sequencing read-out
Specialist Updates Respiratory

Child and adult asthma linked to different genes

8th May 2019
Child- and adult-onset asthma have some faulty genes in common, but there are also important differences, meaning optimal…
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DNA molecule
Specialist Updates Dermatology

Patients with no psoriasis risk allele may still benefit from ustekinumab

6th May 2019
Being positive for the psoriasis risk allele is associated with a better response to ustekinumab therapy in patients with…
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plaque psoraisis
Medical Observer Opinion

We must stop gene-edited changes that pass on to children

15th March 2019
Remember the global outrage four months ago at world-first claims a researcher had used the gene-editing tool CRISPR to edit…
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Gene editing